 | John Finlay - 1808 - 234 pagina’s
...a league, A league but barely three, Whan the lift* grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly-f- grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap,...o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. a O whare will I get a gude sailor " To tak my helm in hand, " Till I get up to the tall top-mast,... | |
 | John Finlay - 1808 - 238 pagina’s
...dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly-f- grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the top-masts lap, j It was sic a deadly storm, And the waves cam' o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O whare will I get a gude sailor " To tak my helm in hand, " Till I get up to the tall top-mast,... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 718 pagina’s
...moon in her arm ; " And, if we gang to sea, master, " I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sail'da league, a league, A league but barely three, When...o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, " To take my hehn in hand, " Till I get up to the tall top-mast,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 534 pagina’s
...moon in her arm; " And, if we gang to sea, master, " I fear well come to harm." They hadna sail'da league, a league, A league but barely three, When...o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, " To take my helm in hand, " Till I get up to the tall top-mast,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 532 pagina’s
...we'll come to harm." • Gane—Suffice. f Half-fou—l\\e eighth part of a peck. They hadna sail'da league, a league, A league but barely three, When...o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, " To take my helm in hand, " Till I get up to the tall top-mast,... | |
 | William Motherwell - 1827 - 566 pagina’s
...Wi' the auld moon in her arm ; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three,...topmasts lap, It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves came o'er the 'broken ship Till a' her sides were torn. 13 " O where will I get a gude sailor To take... | |
 | Minstrelsy - 1827 - 566 pagina’s
...Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three,...topmasts lap, It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves came o'er the broken ship Till a' her sides were torn. "O where will I get a gude sailor To take my... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 474 pagina’s
...grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap,2 It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves cam o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " O where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast, To... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 1104 pagina’s
...grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, IT It was sic a deadly storm ; And the waves cam o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " 0 where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, Till I get up to the tall top-mast, To... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 pagina’s
...gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm."' They hadna sail'da league, a league, A league hut barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind...o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. " 0 where will I get a gude sailor, To take my helm in hand, ' [Mr. Buchan, in his "Ancient Ballads,"... | |
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Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And, if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm." They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the... 
